Review of the Sevilla Agreement --- Tensions exist around how respective roles and responsibilities are being implemented, with sometimes lack of consistency and clarity in how the international components and NS working internationally interact operationally with the NS of the country and amongst themselves. In addition, many NS expressed the need to reflect that the importance of investment in local humanitarian action and NS willingness to assume leadership roles in their countries, reflecting their increased capacities.

Source author: Thierry Desmons tdesmons@icrc.org